Tom Martineau
Program Manager, Global Teachers
Tom Martineau serves as Program Manager, Global Teachers at Global NC, where he leads international professional learning experiences for educators and supports the development of global education initiatives. Since 2018, he has led Global Teachers programs in five countries, with more to come.
Prior to joining Global NC in 2016, Tom served as a VISTA Volunteer teaching English as a Second Language to primarily Hmong students in St. Paul, Minnesota. He later served as a Peace Corps volunteer English teacher in Yibin, China, and subsequently worked in Chengdu and Beijing as a U.S. Department of State local hire.
After moving to North Carolina from China in 2002, Tom earned a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies from Duke University in 2004. He went on to serve in multiple roles at UNC-Chapel Hill, including Associate Director of the Carolina Asia Center, where he helped establish the Korean language program; China Projects Manager for the Office of International Affairs and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases; and Manager of the Office for China Initiatives and Special Projects. Tom also served as President of the North Carolina China Center and was a member of Governor Bev Perdue’s China Advisory Council.
Tom speaks Mandarin Chinese. In addition to leading Global Teachers programs, he has also led high school student groups to China through the Global Partnership Initiative.